Tips and information about how to evaluate resources, both print and electronic. Includes information about source authority, purpose, objectivity, currency, completeness, and relevance. It includes a printable handout (top right)with...

This lesson will help you evaluate changes in formality and tone within printed texts written for specific audiences and purposes. It focuses on writing produced during the Great Depression. RL.9-10.4 Word choice, Tone

This lesson will help you evaluate changes in formality and tone within printed texts written for specific audiences and purposes. It focuses on writing produced during the Great Depression.

You will learn how to evaluate graphics for their clarity in communicating meaning and achieving a specific purpose.

Engage in a research process by analyzing a variety of print and non-print texts on the subject of bullying, identifying evidence regarding the topic, and using this new information to respond to questions about the text and the topic.

A printable chart shows nine different types of graphic organizers and is followed by a blank copy of each type of organizer, ready to print and use in the classroom. RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure

This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...

This tutorial focuses on choosing credible sources for a research project. It offers two versions of a slideshow: a non-audio slideshow and an audio slideshow which explains the information as it is shown. They each define terms, offer...

This lesson, which can be adapted to fit with any picture you choose, works for students of all levels.

Handout of three short exercises that may be printed for classroom use to practice the present subjunctive tense. Each exercise is also available for practice in interactive exercises that are linked to this site. This is a great...

This lesson focuses on building credibility by properly integrating source materials. It discusses three ways of improving credibility through integration, provides an example, and a practice exercise. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate...

In this scaffolded lesson, students engage in practice with determining whether or not research has been plagiarized. A short video demonstration is included. [03:44] This lesson addresses all three College and Career Readiness Standards...

With this resource, students read two texts, "Ready for Anything" by Jean Lawler and "Jane Goodall" from What a Life by Milada Broukal, and answer the reading comprehension questions that follow. Students can print their answers for...